I don’t know for certain the circumstances that led a bat to end up under a lawnmower that was being repaired, and got him covered with oil, but I’d bet there’s a cat involved. I was lying down, reading, and P. scared the hell out of me when he came in and said he’d found […]

My wild-type hardy hibiscus isn’t just bright pink; it’s light pink,  too! This one is bright pink, but without the dark centre. I wonder whether I’ll have any that are white with red centres? We’ll see! Okay, so they’re pests. They are nonetheless pretty pests! My own Gaillardia. I could never get this to grow […]

Yeah, yeah…it’s Sunday morning. Finally got to see a bloom from ‘Fireball’. Not much different from ‘Cranberry Crush’, but hibiscus is pretty no matter what! My “globe something” butterfly bush bloomed after all! EDIT: It’s ‘Golden Glow’, which you’d think I’d remember given the fact that I’ve made fun of Chipman’s Golden Glow cider for […]